A Demand and Capacity Model For Home-Based Intermediate Care: Optimizing The 'Step Down’ Pathway

Intermediate care supports timely discharge from hospital for patients with complex healthcare needs. The purpose of 'step-down’ care is to enable patients to leave hospital as soon as medically fit, avoiding costly discharge delays and consequent risks to patient health and wellbeing. Determining optimal intermediate care capacity requires balancing costs to both acute hospital and community care...